Carolyn Wright, 62, passed away on February 1st, 2010 at Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City. She was born to Robert Carrol and Lottie Agnes Wilmer-Green on February 26th, 1948 in Scott City. On February 28, 1966, she married Harold D. Wright in Eads, Colorado. He survives. She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Wright is also survived by three daughters: Deanna Kennedy of Scott City, Brenda Bremer of Holcomb and Crystal Wright of Scott City. Her brother, Robert C. Green, lives in Yuma, Arizona. She also has four grandchildren.
Mrs. Wright was a mamber of the First Baptist Church and the VFW Auxilary, both of Scott City.
Her funeral will be held at 2:00 on Friday, February 5th, at the Baptist Church in Scott City with Rev. Kyle Evans as the minister. Burial will be in the Scott County Cemetery.
The family requests that memorials be given to the Park Lane Funeral Home in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home.
Obituary courtesy of Price and Sons Funeral Homes of Garden City, Scott City, Leoti and Tribune.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Wichita County's Community Animal Care Program Received Great Donation!
In January, Cyndy Brooks-Fetty and Melodee Pfeifer-Hoffer, the organizers of Leoti's Community Animal Care Program, went to our Wichita County Thrift Shop Board and asked for a donation to help pay for the ongoing costs of paying one half of dogs' and cats' neutering and spaying expense. The Board honored the group with a $500.00 donation which will go a long way in our fight to curb the amount of dogs and cats out there who are homeless and causing problems throughout our county and other counties.
We have asked Dr. Doug Hilbig of Lakin to perform the surgeries, examinations and vaccinations. He does a fine job for us!
If you are in a position where you can also lend a helping hand, please call Cyndy at 620-214-3154.
Thank you to the ladies of the the Thrift Shop Board!!! Your donation is thoroughly appreciated!!!
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We have asked Dr. Doug Hilbig of Lakin to perform the surgeries, examinations and vaccinations. He does a fine job for us!
If you are in a position where you can also lend a helping hand, please call Cyndy at 620-214-3154.
Thank you to the ladies of the the Thrift Shop Board!!! Your donation is thoroughly appreciated!!!
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Your next BEST FRIEND is waiting for YOU!!!
Before I go any further, we are NOT ASSOCIATED WITH SILENT ANGELS OR ANY OTHER ANIMAL ORGANIZATION!
For the past few months, Wichita County's Community Care Program has been quite successful in helping to pay for dogs and cats to be spayed and neutered. Therefore, the pet-owner needs to only pay $20.00 for a male's surgery and $25.00 for females to be fixed. This is NOT just available for people in Wichita County. Anyone can benefit from this!
We are also major believers of the adoption of pets versus putting them to sleep. At this time, we have a few dogs looking for their forever homes. I will be posting pictures of them on my website but we are currently having problems getting that done. If you are interested in adoption, please call Melodee at 620-874-1430.
Members include Melodee Pfeifer-Hoffer, Cyndy Brooks-Fetty, Nina Wewer, Lori Elder-Christensen, Charise Bocanegra, Tammy Eckert-Geyer and myself. You can help by making donations as we pay for the other half of the cost of the surgery. To make those donations, please call Cyndy at 620-214-3154.
To display a picture of your own pet who needs a new home, please send your picture to me at slblaus@gmail.com or call me at 375-4584.
Our monthly clinic also provides vaccinations and examinations. To schedule an appointment for low-cost neutering/spaying, examinations and/or vaccinations, please call Lori Elder-Christensen at 375-5674.
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For the past few months, Wichita County's Community Care Program has been quite successful in helping to pay for dogs and cats to be spayed and neutered. Therefore, the pet-owner needs to only pay $20.00 for a male's surgery and $25.00 for females to be fixed. This is NOT just available for people in Wichita County. Anyone can benefit from this!
We are also major believers of the adoption of pets versus putting them to sleep. At this time, we have a few dogs looking for their forever homes. I will be posting pictures of them on my website but we are currently having problems getting that done. If you are interested in adoption, please call Melodee at 620-874-1430.
Members include Melodee Pfeifer-Hoffer, Cyndy Brooks-Fetty, Nina Wewer, Lori Elder-Christensen, Charise Bocanegra, Tammy Eckert-Geyer and myself. You can help by making donations as we pay for the other half of the cost of the surgery. To make those donations, please call Cyndy at 620-214-3154.
To display a picture of your own pet who needs a new home, please send your picture to me at slblaus@gmail.com or call me at 375-4584.
Our monthly clinic also provides vaccinations and examinations. To schedule an appointment for low-cost neutering/spaying, examinations and/or vaccinations, please call Lori Elder-Christensen at 375-5674.
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Monday, February 1, 2010
Additional information on 8 Wonders of Kansas Contest
Just received a comment from Get Kansas! who wished to explain some decisions made for 8 Wonders of Kansas.
"I wanted to let people know that Monument Rocks/Castle Rock and Cheyenne Bottoms/Quivera and Tallgrass Prairie Natural Preserve/Flint Hills were not on this list because they all were voted as overall 8 wonders of Kansas. Western Kansas should be proud of all they have to offer in terms of Geography, including many more places than are listed here."
Thank you for this information!!!
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"I wanted to let people know that Monument Rocks/Castle Rock and Cheyenne Bottoms/Quivera and Tallgrass Prairie Natural Preserve/Flint Hills were not on this list because they all were voted as overall 8 wonders of Kansas. Western Kansas should be proud of all they have to offer in terms of Geography, including many more places than are listed here."
Thank you for this information!!!
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Walk Kansas
Walk Kansas is a team-based program that will help you and others lead a healthier life by being more active, making better nutrition choices and learning positive ways to deal with stress.
Changing a few choices each day can help create a healthier lifestyle. Small steps can bring big rewards, and participating in Walk Kansas could be the motivation you need to get started!
Weekly logging and reporting will help keep you on track to be accountable to yourself and your team.
Newsletters will be distributed each week and will inclide tips for more active living, nutrition advice, a recipe, stress management ideas, and healthy living on a budget.
Get your teams ready by inviting 5 friends, family members, co-workers, or neighbors together to track your physical activity and food choices, each day, during the 8-week challenge. You work in teams to walk the equivalent of 423 miles, the distance across the state of Kansas.
Registration fee is $7.00 and covers the cost of program materials, events and the weekly newsletter. Give Belinda Marcy-Oldhan or Allen Baker a call at 375-2724 to sign up or to ask questions.
Walk Kansas begins on March 7th.
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Changing a few choices each day can help create a healthier lifestyle. Small steps can bring big rewards, and participating in Walk Kansas could be the motivation you need to get started!
Weekly logging and reporting will help keep you on track to be accountable to yourself and your team.
Newsletters will be distributed each week and will inclide tips for more active living, nutrition advice, a recipe, stress management ideas, and healthy living on a budget.
Get your teams ready by inviting 5 friends, family members, co-workers, or neighbors together to track your physical activity and food choices, each day, during the 8-week challenge. You work in teams to walk the equivalent of 423 miles, the distance across the state of Kansas.
Registration fee is $7.00 and covers the cost of program materials, events and the weekly newsletter. Give Belinda Marcy-Oldhan or Allen Baker a call at 375-2724 to sign up or to ask questions.
Walk Kansas begins on March 7th.
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Scott County People are Justifiably Angry.
Scott County officials are angry about man-made damage recently done to their National Historic property.
In 1878, a brutal battle was waged on Scott County land about 16 miles north of Scott City.
Scott County Sheriff, Glenn Anderson, has just sent out his own war cry as he filed legal paperwork against TGC Industries of Plano, Texas. Hopefully this will be a much more civilized fight this time in comparison to the battle that the U.S. Calvary and the Northern Cheyennes had waged at the Punished Woman's Fork. Sheriff Anderson is in agreement that the Plano company is guilty of criminal damage to property when their company vehicles drove through the ground that surrounds the National Historical place known as Battle Canyon.
Even though the Scott County Commissioner, County Attorney, John Shirley, and county clerk refused to grant the seismographic company the rights to be on the Scott County-owned property, the company did it anyway. The company was told that they could not be on the property on six seperate occassions! Their massive cehicles tore the land up very visibly.
Seismographic vehicles are built to travel cross country. As they travel across the land, they vibrate and shake the ground as they send sound waves into the earth's crust. The data that is produced from this shows the company what, if any, oil and gas is available there.
The major significance of this Scott County land is that the last Indian battle was fought there between the Cavalry and the Northern Cheyenne.
The site was nominated for the National Register in 2007 because archealogists were so impressed with how well preserved the view was. Now since major tire damage has been made, the property is no longer as perfect as it once was.
The tire ruts are deep and are easily seen because the heavy equipment's tires are 30 inches wide.
According to Albert and Vernon Maddux, authors of THE BATTLE OF PUNISHED WOMAN'S FORK, the area had provided a home for the American Indians for several centuries, including the pueblos of El Quartelejo, which was still standing in 1878.
The Cheyennes arrived in the Ladder Creek Valley, a familiar hunting ground, on their journey to Montana, knowing that the American Army was coming for them. The Indian leaders, Dull Knife and Little Wolf, led a group of about 353 people including 92 warriors, 120 women and 141 children. The Cavalry leader, Willian Lewis, was killed in the battle and became the last army official killed in Kansas in the line of military action.
The Cheyennes had planned their battle extremely well. Most of their horses were lost in the battle but the Indians were able to make their quiet escape during the night.
The land will heal but it will take several years. What the seismograph company did was show a major disrespect for the local people and the people of Kansas.
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In 1878, a brutal battle was waged on Scott County land about 16 miles north of Scott City.
Scott County Sheriff, Glenn Anderson, has just sent out his own war cry as he filed legal paperwork against TGC Industries of Plano, Texas. Hopefully this will be a much more civilized fight this time in comparison to the battle that the U.S. Calvary and the Northern Cheyennes had waged at the Punished Woman's Fork. Sheriff Anderson is in agreement that the Plano company is guilty of criminal damage to property when their company vehicles drove through the ground that surrounds the National Historical place known as Battle Canyon.
Even though the Scott County Commissioner, County Attorney, John Shirley, and county clerk refused to grant the seismographic company the rights to be on the Scott County-owned property, the company did it anyway. The company was told that they could not be on the property on six seperate occassions! Their massive cehicles tore the land up very visibly.
Seismographic vehicles are built to travel cross country. As they travel across the land, they vibrate and shake the ground as they send sound waves into the earth's crust. The data that is produced from this shows the company what, if any, oil and gas is available there.
The major significance of this Scott County land is that the last Indian battle was fought there between the Cavalry and the Northern Cheyenne.
The site was nominated for the National Register in 2007 because archealogists were so impressed with how well preserved the view was. Now since major tire damage has been made, the property is no longer as perfect as it once was.
The tire ruts are deep and are easily seen because the heavy equipment's tires are 30 inches wide.
According to Albert and Vernon Maddux, authors of THE BATTLE OF PUNISHED WOMAN'S FORK, the area had provided a home for the American Indians for several centuries, including the pueblos of El Quartelejo, which was still standing in 1878.
The Cheyennes arrived in the Ladder Creek Valley, a familiar hunting ground, on their journey to Montana, knowing that the American Army was coming for them. The Indian leaders, Dull Knife and Little Wolf, led a group of about 353 people including 92 warriors, 120 women and 141 children. The Cavalry leader, Willian Lewis, was killed in the battle and became the last army official killed in Kansas in the line of military action.
The Cheyennes had planned their battle extremely well. Most of their horses were lost in the battle but the Indians were able to make their quiet escape during the night.
The land will heal but it will take several years. What the seismograph company did was show a major disrespect for the local people and the people of Kansas.
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PLEASE VOTE FOR WESTERN KANSAS SITES!!!
A lady called me this morning and then brought some paperwork over to me so that I could post this information on my blog. It involves the Kansas Sampler Foundation's 8 Wonders of Kansas GEOGRAPHY.
The 8 Wonders of Kansas is a series of contests to help the public learn about the eight elements of rural culture: architecture, art, commerce, cuisine, customs, geography, history and people. To learn about these 8 Wonders winners go to www.wonders.org . The goal of the contests is to educate people about Kansas and to inspire exploring in the state. If you've not seen all of these finalists, take a road trip!
ABOUT VOTING
If you can, please vote online at www.8wonders.org . If for some reason, you cannot vote online, please come by my house at 703 N. Second Street and I will give you a paper ballot. After you vote on the paper ballot, you can FAX or email it to the following address and FAX NUMBER:
FAX number: 620.585.2217
OR
The Kansas Sampler Foundation
978 Arapahoe Road
Inman, Kansas 67546
Don't forget that you MUST vote in favor of eight (8) locations or else your vote will be thrown away.
You MUST write or type your full name, City and State and phone number. (This information will not be used for any other purpose.) If you do not include your name, your vote will not count. Each person can only vote ONE time. DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 17TH, MIDNIGHT, 2010. Winners will be announced by February 23rd, 2010.
Anyone and everyone can vote irregardless of age. Because of that, this would be a great school project so that children can be included in the voting process.
Here are your choices:
1. ALCOVE SPRINGS NEAR BLUE RAPIDS is a finalist because of its historical significance as a stop for Indians, fur traders and emigrants on the Oregon Trail, with wagon ruts, an intermittent waterfall and a long-flowing spring as the main features.
2. ARIKAREE BREAKS, Cheyenne County is a finalist because the steep-sided rugged canyons and short-grass prairie make this a distinct and scenically-dramatic part of Kansas.
3. BARTLETT ARBORETUM, Belle Plain is a finalist because it is the oldest arboretum between the Mississippi River and the Rockies with hundreds of species of native and exotic trees framing a profusion of gardens both formal and naturalistic.
4. BIG BASIN PRAIRIE PRESERVE, Clark County is a finalist because it includes a milewide sinkhole, bison herd and a smaller sinkhole that is home to the legendary St. Jacob's Well, a deep, funnel-shaped spring said never to have gone dry.
5. BRENHAM METEORITES, near Haviland are a finalist because they are a rare, stony-iron type and formed the world's largest strewnfield of its kind and are one of only three U.S. craters authenticated by the presence of meteorites.
6. (Western Kansas) CIMARRON NATIONAL GRASSLANDS, Morton County is a finalist because of its early pioneering advancements in conservation, because it contains the longest publicly-owned section of the historic ecosystems and has the only known outcrop of Jurrasic-age rocks (150 million years old) in Kansas.
7. CORONADO HEIGHTS, near Lindsborg is a finalist because it is an inspiring historic landmark and natural platform of Dakota Formation sandstone from which to observe the Smoky Hills and Smoky Hill River Valley below.
8. CROSS TIMBERS STATE PARK near Toronto is a finalist because it contains one of the northern most extensions of the Cross Timbers ecosysten, including oaks that date back to 1730 and rugged sandstone-capped hills.
9. ELK RIVER HIKING TRAIL, Montgomery County is a finalist because the 15-mile National Recreation Trail, on the edge of the Chatauqua Hills region, threads through boulders and up rocky bluffs and has been rated the best hike in the state.
10. FOUR-STATE LOOKOUT, White Cloud, is a finalist because of the spectacular view of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa from a platform atop the rolling loess hills of the glacial hills region with the Missouri River rolling through the foreground.
11. GEOGRAPHIC CENTER OF THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES, near Lebanon is a finalist because this small park is one place that represents the center of the 48 contiguous states.
12. GYP HILLS SCENIC DRIVE AND GYPSUM HILLS SCENIC BYWAY, Barber and Comanche Counties are a finalist because of the rust-red buttes and mesa capped by layers of sparkling white gypsum.
13. KAW POINT PARK, Kansas City, is a finalist because the area, recently developed as a public park, commemorates the Lewis and Clark Expedition that stopped here in 1804, and because it provides a mesmerizing view of the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers and the Kansas City skyline.
14. KONZA PRAIRIE, Manhattan, is a finalist because it is an internationally recognized research site for tallgrass prairie ecology and because the trails offer the public an excellent way to experience this spectacular example of the Flint Hills.
15.(Western Kansas) LAKE SCOTT STATE PARK, Scott County is a finalist because of its history, its role as an oasis in an otherwise semi-arid land, and its craggy canyons that provide sudden and surprising relief on the High Plains of Western Kansas.
16. MAXWELL WILDLIFE REFUGE, near Canton is a finalist because its midgrass prairie provides the only place in Kansas where both buffalo and elk can be viewed in their natural habitat by the public.
17. MINED LAND WILDLIFE AREA, Cherokee and Labette Counties, is a finalist because this land once stripped of overburden has been reclaimed and now features scenic woodlands, grasslands and lakes that wind around the strip pits.
18. (Western Kansas) MOUNT SUNFLOWER, Wallace County is a finalist because the U.S. Geological Survey recognized it as the spot with the highest elevation in Kansas (4,039 feet above sea level), providing vistas of the High Plains and the short-grass prairie, and because the Harold Family has so effectively commemorated this site.
19. MUSHROOM ROCK STATE PARK, Ellsworth County and Rock City, near Minneapolis are a duo finalist because both sites showcase rare Dakota sandstone concretions, up to 27 feet in diameter, deposited 100 million years ago and since exposed by the relentless forces of erosion.
20. NATIVE STONE SCENIC BYWAY, Wabaunsee and Shawnee Counties, is a finalist because it showcases an area in Kansas that is well known for its native limestone, featuring dry stacked stone fences and stone out-croppings among the rolling Flint Hills.
21. PILLSBURY CROSSING, Riley County, is a finalist because of the flat, stone creek bottom forms a natural ford, followed by a long, broad waterfall that has been a landmark for generations.
22. POST ROCK SCENIC BYWAY, Ellsworth, Lincoln and Russell Counties, is a finalist because of the dramatic limestone outcroppings along K-232, the rugged Dakota sandstone bluffs at Lake Wilson, and the long post rock fence rows in this Smoky Hill region, anchored between Wilson and Lucas.
23. SCHERMERHORN PARK, near Galena is a finalist because it represents the small part of the Ozarks that extends into Kansas, including steep bluffs of Mississippian-age limestone, a 2,500-foot-long cave, endangered species, clear-running Shoal Creek, WPA-era stone terraces, hiking trails and a nature center.
24. STERNBERG MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, Hays, is a finalist because its exhibits include the fossilized remains of giant fishes and marine reptiles-some of the best, most scientifically important evidence that Kansas was under water during the last half of the Cretaceous Period (from 108-66 million years ago).
There is a total of 24 locations that can be voted on. Out of those, only THREE are located west of Great Bend and Hays. So...if you want Western Kansas sites to be winners, you MUST vote. Remember, you must vote for no less and no more than eight (8) sites for your votes to count!
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The 8 Wonders of Kansas is a series of contests to help the public learn about the eight elements of rural culture: architecture, art, commerce, cuisine, customs, geography, history and people. To learn about these 8 Wonders winners go to www.wonders.org . The goal of the contests is to educate people about Kansas and to inspire exploring in the state. If you've not seen all of these finalists, take a road trip!
ABOUT VOTING
If you can, please vote online at www.8wonders.org . If for some reason, you cannot vote online, please come by my house at 703 N. Second Street and I will give you a paper ballot. After you vote on the paper ballot, you can FAX or email it to the following address and FAX NUMBER:
FAX number: 620.585.2217
OR
The Kansas Sampler Foundation
978 Arapahoe Road
Inman, Kansas 67546
Don't forget that you MUST vote in favor of eight (8) locations or else your vote will be thrown away.
You MUST write or type your full name, City and State and phone number. (This information will not be used for any other purpose.) If you do not include your name, your vote will not count. Each person can only vote ONE time. DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 17TH, MIDNIGHT, 2010. Winners will be announced by February 23rd, 2010.
Anyone and everyone can vote irregardless of age. Because of that, this would be a great school project so that children can be included in the voting process.
Here are your choices:
1. ALCOVE SPRINGS NEAR BLUE RAPIDS is a finalist because of its historical significance as a stop for Indians, fur traders and emigrants on the Oregon Trail, with wagon ruts, an intermittent waterfall and a long-flowing spring as the main features.
2. ARIKAREE BREAKS, Cheyenne County is a finalist because the steep-sided rugged canyons and short-grass prairie make this a distinct and scenically-dramatic part of Kansas.
3. BARTLETT ARBORETUM, Belle Plain is a finalist because it is the oldest arboretum between the Mississippi River and the Rockies with hundreds of species of native and exotic trees framing a profusion of gardens both formal and naturalistic.
4. BIG BASIN PRAIRIE PRESERVE, Clark County is a finalist because it includes a milewide sinkhole, bison herd and a smaller sinkhole that is home to the legendary St. Jacob's Well, a deep, funnel-shaped spring said never to have gone dry.
5. BRENHAM METEORITES, near Haviland are a finalist because they are a rare, stony-iron type and formed the world's largest strewnfield of its kind and are one of only three U.S. craters authenticated by the presence of meteorites.
6. (Western Kansas) CIMARRON NATIONAL GRASSLANDS, Morton County is a finalist because of its early pioneering advancements in conservation, because it contains the longest publicly-owned section of the historic ecosystems and has the only known outcrop of Jurrasic-age rocks (150 million years old) in Kansas.
7. CORONADO HEIGHTS, near Lindsborg is a finalist because it is an inspiring historic landmark and natural platform of Dakota Formation sandstone from which to observe the Smoky Hills and Smoky Hill River Valley below.
8. CROSS TIMBERS STATE PARK near Toronto is a finalist because it contains one of the northern most extensions of the Cross Timbers ecosysten, including oaks that date back to 1730 and rugged sandstone-capped hills.
9. ELK RIVER HIKING TRAIL, Montgomery County is a finalist because the 15-mile National Recreation Trail, on the edge of the Chatauqua Hills region, threads through boulders and up rocky bluffs and has been rated the best hike in the state.
10. FOUR-STATE LOOKOUT, White Cloud, is a finalist because of the spectacular view of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa from a platform atop the rolling loess hills of the glacial hills region with the Missouri River rolling through the foreground.
11. GEOGRAPHIC CENTER OF THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES, near Lebanon is a finalist because this small park is one place that represents the center of the 48 contiguous states.
12. GYP HILLS SCENIC DRIVE AND GYPSUM HILLS SCENIC BYWAY, Barber and Comanche Counties are a finalist because of the rust-red buttes and mesa capped by layers of sparkling white gypsum.
13. KAW POINT PARK, Kansas City, is a finalist because the area, recently developed as a public park, commemorates the Lewis and Clark Expedition that stopped here in 1804, and because it provides a mesmerizing view of the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers and the Kansas City skyline.
14. KONZA PRAIRIE, Manhattan, is a finalist because it is an internationally recognized research site for tallgrass prairie ecology and because the trails offer the public an excellent way to experience this spectacular example of the Flint Hills.
15.(Western Kansas) LAKE SCOTT STATE PARK, Scott County is a finalist because of its history, its role as an oasis in an otherwise semi-arid land, and its craggy canyons that provide sudden and surprising relief on the High Plains of Western Kansas.
16. MAXWELL WILDLIFE REFUGE, near Canton is a finalist because its midgrass prairie provides the only place in Kansas where both buffalo and elk can be viewed in their natural habitat by the public.
17. MINED LAND WILDLIFE AREA, Cherokee and Labette Counties, is a finalist because this land once stripped of overburden has been reclaimed and now features scenic woodlands, grasslands and lakes that wind around the strip pits.
18. (Western Kansas) MOUNT SUNFLOWER, Wallace County is a finalist because the U.S. Geological Survey recognized it as the spot with the highest elevation in Kansas (4,039 feet above sea level), providing vistas of the High Plains and the short-grass prairie, and because the Harold Family has so effectively commemorated this site.
19. MUSHROOM ROCK STATE PARK, Ellsworth County and Rock City, near Minneapolis are a duo finalist because both sites showcase rare Dakota sandstone concretions, up to 27 feet in diameter, deposited 100 million years ago and since exposed by the relentless forces of erosion.
20. NATIVE STONE SCENIC BYWAY, Wabaunsee and Shawnee Counties, is a finalist because it showcases an area in Kansas that is well known for its native limestone, featuring dry stacked stone fences and stone out-croppings among the rolling Flint Hills.
21. PILLSBURY CROSSING, Riley County, is a finalist because of the flat, stone creek bottom forms a natural ford, followed by a long, broad waterfall that has been a landmark for generations.
22. POST ROCK SCENIC BYWAY, Ellsworth, Lincoln and Russell Counties, is a finalist because of the dramatic limestone outcroppings along K-232, the rugged Dakota sandstone bluffs at Lake Wilson, and the long post rock fence rows in this Smoky Hill region, anchored between Wilson and Lucas.
23. SCHERMERHORN PARK, near Galena is a finalist because it represents the small part of the Ozarks that extends into Kansas, including steep bluffs of Mississippian-age limestone, a 2,500-foot-long cave, endangered species, clear-running Shoal Creek, WPA-era stone terraces, hiking trails and a nature center.
24. STERNBERG MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, Hays, is a finalist because its exhibits include the fossilized remains of giant fishes and marine reptiles-some of the best, most scientifically important evidence that Kansas was under water during the last half of the Cretaceous Period (from 108-66 million years ago).
There is a total of 24 locations that can be voted on. Out of those, only THREE are located west of Great Bend and Hays. So...if you want Western Kansas sites to be winners, you MUST vote. Remember, you must vote for no less and no more than eight (8) sites for your votes to count!
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